Pudd'nhead Wilson (Airmont Classics Cl124)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780804901246 (0804901244)
Publish date: December 1st 1966
Publisher: Peter Smith Publisher
Edition language: English
I had never heard of this story until I purchased a Samuel Clements (aka Mark Twain) book that contained it with two of the stories of his (Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer) that I wanted to read (and it also contained the Prince and the Pauper). In a way this story is very similar, but very differen...
Nobody quite combines comedy and tragedy like Mark Twain. His ability to mock the most unfortunate of situations makes even the most scathing of social commentaries enjoyable reading. Puddn'head Wilson is a perfect example of this with its discussion of race and privilege in the South.Twain accompli...